Workforce Management Simplifies Onboarding

Do you have a formal onboarding process? If you don’t, you’re not alone. Like most business owners, you have a lot of things on your plate. Onboarding may not seem like a priority. In many companies, it consists of a short orientation meeting followed by reams of forms for the new hire to complete. Then the new employee is sent to their manager for training.

Maybe it’s time to improve your onboarding protocol. You have much to gain.

Note that we didn’t include training. We are focusing solely on onboarding tasks that are common to most industries.

Some companies are using employee onboarding software to automate some of the tasks. Employees are directed to the company onboarding website before their first day onsite. In the onboarding portal, they are given an introduction. They are introduced to policies and procedures. They are able to fill out the necessary forms.

The advantages of advance online onboarding:

New employees can study the material in a familiar environment

Employees don’t feel pressured to complete it quickly because a supervisor is waiting

It saves admin costs

Managers can track progress

Note: Employers are required by law to pay employees for time spent onboarding and training.